If you are to explore the incredible display of cherry blossoms around the Fuji Five Lakes (Fujigoko) area, you would be interested in knowing the spots that are worth visiting […]
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4 Best Places to See Cherry Blossom in Matsumoto
When I think of my favorite Nagano cherry blossom spots, Matsumoto Castle always comes to mind. It is one of the top famous hanami spots in Central Japan; I really […]
Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival 2025 | Visit Shizuoka
Kawazu, a small town on the east coast of the Izu Peninsula is famous for early cherry blossom viewing in Japan. When February arrives, everything sounds peaceful and exciting to […]
Fuji Shibazakura Festival 2025 | Visit Yamanashi
Japan’s spring season is very brightly colored not only for of its ume, sakura, and tulips, but also for Shibazakura (moss phlox). There is a renowned Shibazakura matsuri in Hokkaido, […]
Atami Baien Ume Matsuri 2025 | Visit Shizuoka
Atami, a popular hot spring resort town in Shizuoka Prefecture, has a beautiful plum garden called Atami Baien that becomes amazingly magnificent with millions of ume blossoms during its Atami […]
Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival in Nagano
Dosojin fire festival is a crazy, bizarre, frightening, and mysterious Japanese winter event, held at Nozawa Onsen on January 15th every year in Nagano prefecture. Does it make sense when […]
Tokamachi Snow Festival 2025 | Visit Niigata
Every year Tokamachi snow festival (Tokamachi yuki matsuri) is celebrated over the third weekend of February. It lasts for three days that is considered the first ever snow festival that […]
Hot springs with great views of Mt. Fuji
